Blog 23rd May
Nightsong
Sun 23 May 2010 15:18
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Dear Blog
Noon position (GMT -2) 34.60N 53.10W
Done the magnificent distance of 74 miles since
noon yesterday - 3 knots average - after our record run the day before of
187 miles, the shortest ever daily run in Nightsong. So that's another 18
days for the 2/3 distance (1200 miles) we still have to sail !! - no seriously
think the boys can still catch the plane on 2nd June. No wind most of yesterday
and although we had 8 knots for the night . it was a dead noser so
Nightsong was only going 4.5 knots and VMG wasn't good.
Compensations tho' - plenty of dolphins (common and
spotted) and Portuguese men 'o' war sailing by - plus birds galore. After the
disappointing passages over the Atlantic and up from Tortola, the birds are a
treat. Cory's shearwaters plus Greater shearwaters, Sooty shearwaters, storm
petrels and white tailed tropic birds ( a bit like the long tailed terns of
Bermuda). Simon thought he had caught a fish as we drifted at one point but
it turned out to be a Cory's shearwater - we cut it free and it seemed all right
if rather cross!
Simon is better as the photo attached shows - still
not taking alcohol but he promises to make up for that in Horta!!
 Must say it is good HAVING to sail so spirits
good. I have enough sailcloth to do 2 more repairs to the jib (4 hours work
yesterday) but hopefully it will last until the Azores at least
AJB 23rd May
2010
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